An elderly Coventry woman is still waiting to be able to go back to her home - a month after a car crashed into her living room.

Grandmother-of-seven, 84-year-old Sarah Trodden, known as Sissy, has had to move in with her daughter while she waits for her insurance company, the AA, to deal with her claim for the damage to be repaired.

She said: "I'm upset and sad that it's taking so long to sort out." Mrs Trodden had a terrifying experience on May 28 when a people carrier came off the road and into her house.

The vehicle ploughed across two of her neighbours' gardens before destroying her porch and smashing through the bay window of her Wyken Croft home.

Mrs Trodden said: "The police said I had been very brave. But what was I to do? There was no point bawling or shouting or crying when there was a people carrier sat in my front room."

Amazingly, Mrs Trodden's only injury was a cut to her leg, caused by the rubble of her living room. She had been between the kitchen and the living room at around 5.30pm when the car hit.

Mrs Trodden said: "I just heard an almighty crash and I couldn't believe it, there was a people carrier just sat in my front room."

Mrs Trodden is now living with her daughter, Rosemary Goodman, 56, of Ainsbury Road, Earlsdon.

Mrs Goodman said: "My Mum always said prayers to protect the house from storms or lightning but she says now she never thought of one to protect her from people carriers."

She added: "It really seems the insurance company is dragging its heels. What would have happened if my Mum didn't have family to stay with?

"And it's unsettling, she just wants her independence, to be in her own home, surrounded by her own things."

Mrs Trodden added: "The Ring and Ride would pick me up and I was close to two churches, one where they put things on in the evenings. I just want to come back home."

A spokesman for the AA said: "It is in the interest of all parties to have claims settled as quickly as possible but given the severe nature of this particular incident, it has been a more lengthy procedure.

"We would like to assure Mrs Trodden that we have taken all the steps we can to keep the process as quick as possible but it does take time to do a thorough and careful job.

"Both the AA and the under-writer will continue to monitor the claim closely to ensure that it is resolved as soon as possible and to Mrs Trodden's satisfaction."